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Child support modifications can be either an increase or decrease in the amount of child support a person is ordered to pay. Child support is typically reviewed every 3 years to determine whether or not a modification is necessary if the South Carolina Department of Social Services is involved in the support payments.

In South Carolina, custody orders remain in place unless a modification is reviewed and approved by a judge, which includes relocation requests when the parents disagree on the move. If the other parent objects to the relocation, the court will hold a hearing to determine if the move is in the child's best interests.

Many clients ask me whether there is an age can a child have to be to refuse visitation. Under South Carolina's family laws, there is no set age at which a child can refuse to go visit with the other parent.

Sole physical custody with visitation rights to the non-custodial parent is the most common physical custody arrangement, with joint legal custody, but the family court will approve other arrangements when the parties agree and it is in the best interests of the child.

If you want to change the custody order, you must take action by filing a petition with the family court ? usually, the court that issued the original custody order ? and by proving a material change in circumstances.

In Charleston child custody cases, parents frequently ask: How old does my child have to be to decide where he will live after we are divorced? Contrary to popular belief, South Carolina does not allow children under the age of 18 to choose where they will live after a divorce.